Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. Waters worked on the battery for the General Motors EV1 and also worked at Ener1, which makes lithium-ion batteries. Many of the other executives have years of experience in the auto business.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. However, its overall merits are open for debate after a study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel questioned the implied costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A money saving scheme that’s proving costly.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. By partnering with these two industries. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. Newsweek ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. As for building cars no one wants – when the March sales numbers came out the Detroit 3 outsold the Transplant 5 with Toyota behind General Motors and only slightly ahead of Ford by 8,000 vehicles. Then I recall that my laptop batteries barely ever last four years.

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